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Future. — I shall beat the man to-day, ngoo-boo-ning'-ga bow'- 

 wil-ngoon yang'oo. We two shall beat the man to-day, ngo6-boo- 

 ning'-ngoo-loong bow-wil-ngoong yang'-oo. We all shall beat the 

 man to-day, ngoo-boo-nying'-ga-loong bow'-wil-ngoo-ee yang-oo. 



Negative. — I shall not beat the man to-day, ngo6-boo-moo-ga 

 goo-ning-ga bow-wil-ngoon yang-oo. We two shall not beat the 

 man to-day, ngoo-boo-mo6-ga-goo-ning-oo-loong bow'-wil-ngoon 

 yang'-oo. 



Nging or ning, seems to be the great sign of the future time^ 

 as yur'-ra-bun'-ning, he will go ; thim'-ba-loo-ning, he will eat. 



Conditional mood, present tense. — I should beat the man to-day 

 (This bears the sense of 'ought to,' for which the sign is i moo-ee. : ) 

 ngoo-boo-mo6-ee ow'-ee-wa bow'-wil-ngoon-ee yang'-oo. We two 

 should beat the man to-day, ngoo-boo-mo6-ee-oon'-oo-loong bow'- 

 wil-ngoo-ee yang-oo. We all should beat the man to-day, ngo6- 

 boo-moo-ee-ang'-yea-la bow'-wil-ngoo-ee yang-oo. 



Negative. — I should not beat the man to-day, ngoo-boo-mo6- 

 gun'-ning-ga un'-doo bow'-wil-ngoo yang'-oo. We two should not 

 beat the man to-day, ngoo-boo-moo-gun-in-oo-loong boon'-doo bow'- 

 wil ngo6-ee yang'-oo. We all should not beat the man to-day, 

 ngoo-boo-mo-goon-ngil-la un'-doo bow'-wil-ngoo-ee yang'-oo. 



A particle, pronounced either in'-doo, un'-doo, or oon'-doo, as 

 it best assimilates with its fellow syllables, may be noticed in the 

 last tense. It means doubt, and may be used in the future simple 

 as, " Groo-ra'-ing-nga in-doo bo6-ran-doo, we shall stay (or be) to- 

 morrow." 



Boo-roo yar'-ra-min, gool-an'-doo yar / -ra-mo6-goo-moon, kangaroo 

 swims, at sometime swims not ; i.e., a kangaroo seems to swim, 

 but it is doubtful. 



Future tense of conditional. — I shall perhaps beat the man to- 

 day, ngoo-boo-ung-ga ung-doo bow'-wil-ngoo. I shall perhaps not 

 beat the man to-day, ngod-boo mo6-goon-ning-nga oon-doo bow- 

 wil-ngoo. 



E— Dec. 5, 1900. 



